SY postcode area

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Shrewsbury postcode area

SY
Postcode area	SY
Postcode area name	Shrewsbury
Post towns	32
Postcode districts	25
Postcode sectors	77
Postcodes (live)	14,332
Postcodes (total)	15,965
Statistics as at October 2006 ^[1]

The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area^[2], is a group of postcode districts primarily around Shrewsbury, but also covering Aberystwyth, Bishop's Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansanffraid, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Talybont, Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch and Ystrad Meurig in England and Wales.

Contents

1 Coverage
2 Adjacent areas
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Coverage

The SY postcode area covers a geographically large area, covering a large part of Shropshire and mid-Wales.

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area
SY1	SHREWSBURY	Town Centre & North Shrewsbury	Shropshire
SY2	SHREWSBURY	East Shrewsbury	Shropshire
SY3	SHREWSBURY	South & West Shrewsbury; Bayston Hill	Shropshire
SY4	SHREWSBURY	North of Shrewsbury	Shropshire
SY5	SHREWSBURY	South of Shrewsbury	Shropshire
SY6	CHURCH STRETTON	Church Stretton, Cardington	Shropshire
SY7	BUCKNELL, CRAVEN ARMS, LYDBURY NORTH	Clun Valley, Craven Arms, Corvedale	Shropshire
SY8	LUDLOW		Shropshire
SY9	BISHOPS CASTLE		Shropshire
SY10	OSWESTRY		Shropshire
SY11	OSWESTRY		Shropshire
SY12	ELLESMERE		Shropshire
SY13	WHITCHURCH		Shropshire
SY14	MALPAS		Cheshire West and Chester
SY15	MONTGOMERY		Powys
SY16	NEWTOWN		Powys
SY17	CAERSWS, LLANDINAM		Powys
SY18	LLANIDLOES		Powys
SY19	LLANBRYNMAIR		Powys
SY20	MACHYNLLETH		Powys
SY21	WELSHPOOL		Powys
SY22	LLANFECHAIN, LLANFYLLIN, LLANSANFFRAID, LLANYMYNECH, MEIFOD		Powys
SY23	ABERYSTWYTH, LLANON, LLANRHYSTUD		Ceredigion
SY24	BORTH, BOW STREET, TALYBONT	Bow Street, Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau, Llandre	Ceredigion
SY25	TREGARON, YSTRAD MEURIG		Ceredigion

[edit] Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas
LL	CH	CW
		TF
	SY	WV
SA		DY
LD	HR	WR

Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: WV (Wolverhampton), DY (Dudley), WR (Worcester), HR (Hereford), LD (Llandrindod Wells), SA (Swansea), LL (Llandudno), CH (Chester), CW (Crewe), TF (Telford).

[edit] See also

List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

[edit] References

^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

v t e Postcode areas in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man

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Related lists: Postal counties · Post towns · Postcode districts · London postal district

Coordinates: 52°42′30″N 2°45′8″W / 52.70833°N 2.75222°W / 52.70833; -2.75222

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